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Tuesday, June 14, 2016

History Department Alumnus Joshua C. Blank Launches Book

On Saturday May 7, 2016 during the annual Kashub Day festival in Wilno, Ontario Joshua C. Blank (MA, 2010) officially launched his book, Creating Kashubia: History, Memory and Identity in Canada’s First Polish Community. Several hundred descendants and residents - some who travelled from as far away as Northern Poland – unveiled family stones,... More

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Film on abolitionist Mary Ann Shadd by Allison Smith (MA 2015) to be released for International Women’s Day

“Mary Ann Shadd Revisited: Echoes from an Old House” is going to be launched on the Heritage Toronto website as a part of their programming for International Women’s Day on Tuesday March 8. The documentary was the central component of Smith's major research paper for her MA in Public History. The film is about... More

Monday, February 1, 2016

Remembering a Fateful Night

On Feb 3, 1916, fire struck the Parliament Buildings. By 3 pm the next day, Parliament had moved down the street, and settled in amongst the fossils, minerals and art of the newly built Victoria Memorial Museum, now the Canadian Museum of Nature. Parliament remained there for 4 years. The Canadian Museum of Nature... More

Saturday, November 21, 2015

Carleton’s contributions to the World War Women Exhibit at the Canadian War Museum

Several Carleton alumni and grad students worked on the Canadian War Museum's new exhibit, "World War Women."  The exhibit historian, Dr. Stacey Barker, completed her BA and MA at Carleton.  Laura Brown, who received her MA here in 2013, Dr. Laura Brandon, who completed her doctorate in History at Carleton,  and Sarah Hogenbirk, who is... More

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Carleton History at the Active History Conference

Carleton History will have a terrific presence at the Active History Conference taking place at Huron College, London, Ontario this weekend (October 2-4, 2015). John Walsh and our visiting fellow Jean-Pierre Morin will be addressing the future of Public History programmes, while John will also speak about student learning and Jean-Pierre on... More

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

History Grad Susan Joudrey Talks to Active History About the 1923 Raid on Calgary City Hall

Carleton University History graduate Susan Joudrey (Ph.D., 2014) recently discussed the 1923 Calgary Stampede Raid on City Hall on Active History's "History Slam." As Joudrey explained to host Sean Graham, a group of First Nations men staged a publicity event by "invading" Calgary City Hall and established a new municipal government. In the... More

Tuesday, September 22, 2015

History Alumnus Dr. Stacey Zembrzycki Shortlisted for Award

History alumnus, Dr. Stacey Zembrzycki's (PhD, 2007) book, According to Baba: A Collaborative Oral History of Sudbury's Ukrainian Community (UBC Press, 2014), has been shortlisted for a Kobzar Literary Award. According to Baba grew out of Dr. Zembrzycki's PhD dissertation at Carleton University in the Department of History under the supervision... More

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Carleton Alumni Bring History Performances to National Arts Centre

Join historians and graduate students from across Canada this May for an evening of live performances connected by the themes of history, memory and narrative. The first-ever Staging Our Histories happens at the National Arts Centre’s Fourth Stage on May 31st, 7:30pm. Hosted by the CBC’s Adrian Harewood, Staging Our Histories spotlights eight... More

Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Carleton Grad Helps Commemorate a Canadian Hero

According to a 2010 national Canadian Studies survey, 9 of 10 Canadians remember Terry Fox. For these respondents, his name is synonymous with “hero,” “courage,” “determination,” and “tenacity.” On the 35th anniversary of Terry’s Marathon of Hope, the Canadian Museum of History has launched an exhibit, “Terry Fox: Running to... More

Monday, September 29, 2014

October 21: Madelaine Morrison on Musical Life in Ontario, 1880-1920

Carleton graduate, Madelaine Morrison, will be giving the Ottawa Historical Association talk on October 21, 2014 at the Royal Oak, 221 Echo Drive (on the canal) at 7 PM.  Her talk, "Sweetest Sounds:   Musical Life in Ontario, 1880-1920," is drawn from her recently defended thesis.   The lecture is free and all are... More

Thursday, July 17, 2014

Marie-Anne Gagnon on CBC Ottawa Morning

MA in Public History student Marie-Anne Gagnon spoke to CBC Ottawa Morning’s Hallie Cotnam about Aboriginal representations in 1960s Canadian cookbooks on Tuesday 15 July. If you missed it just tune in at http://picosong.com/Ppsk/... More

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

March 14: Matt Lauzon: Ambassadrices extraordinaires: Gender and Religion in France’s Middle East Diplomacy (1685-1709)

Friday March 14, 2014 from 12:30-1:30 in the History Lounge, 4th Floor, Paterson Hall. During Louis XIV’s long reign, France was unusual in the extent to which women served, officially and unofficially, as diplomats. This talk will explore the curious cases of two such women – Anne Marie de Pontac de Guilleragues (b.1632) and Marie... More

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